Anonymous ID: b04d48 Dec. 22, 2017, 11 p.m. No.154657   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>154589

North Korea might need iridium in order to communicate with their missiles for guidance/control over long distances. Comms infrastructure they currently do not have. Also, the Iridium NEXT constellation satellites each have a space on them for a co-hosted payload, meaning the satellites could serve other uses besides simple comms.

 

space news.com/35106harris-corp-to-market-iridium-next-hosted-payload-capacity/

Anonymous ID: b04d48 Dec. 22, 2017, 11:19 p.m. No.154836   🗄️.is 🔗kun

The Iridium network provides global coverage however; Iridium complies with U.S. embargo restrictions and as such is prohibited from providing products and service to the following countries: Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Sudan.